# Bristol

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹɪstəl/ · frequency rank #6,764

## Definitions
1. A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
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35. A surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Brigstow, from Old English Bryċġstōw (literally “the place by the bridge”), from bryċġ + -stōw, with additional final /l/ due to hypercorrection from l-vocalizing accents. See bridge and stow for more.
The tiddlywinks sense is associated with players from Bristol University.

## Easily confused with
- **Briton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bristol-vs-briton)
- **Brixton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bristol-vs-brixton)
- **Bristow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bristol-vs-bristow)
- **Briscoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/briscoe-vs-bristol)
- **bristle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bristle-vs-bristol)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbristol`, `birstol`, `brisotl`, `brisstol`, `bristlo`, `bristoll`, `bristtol`, `britsol`, `brristol`, `brsitol`, `rbistol`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bristol